The Bad Hand

I see my reflection in this old corner store Grabs my attention, I just cannot ignore How the years they have marked me with the face of a ghost How the law just might catch me and that's what scares me the most Was raised in these mountains, not a dime to my name What happened to Poppa people say was a shame He labored deep down in the belly of the earth Got swallowed up whole on the day of my birth Some things just don't make sense Why wasn't I given a chance? I'll never understand why I had no place in God's plan Was I just simply dealt a bad hand? Momma she took up with a man to get by Who left her with bruises and me a blind eye Though barely a man you know I did what I could To stop him from hurtin I put him down in those woods Some things just don't make sense Why wasn't I given a chance? I'll never understand why I had no place in God's plan Was I just simply dealt a bad hand? I see my reflection in this old corner store And the men right behind me here to even the score The moon and the stars I saw them fall from the sky As every man's time comes I guess it's my time to die